Meaning of 夜郎自大
夜郎自大 means to be blindly arrogant; to have ridiculous conceit; to think oneself big while being ignorant of one's own smallness. Pronounced yè láng zì dà.
- to be blindly arrogant; to have ridiculous conceit; to think oneself big while being ignorant of one's own smallness
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
nà那
fù副
yè夜
láng郎
zì自
dà大
de的
yàng样
zi子
zhēn真
ràng让
rén人
tǎo讨
yàn厌
。
His ridiculously arrogant attitude is really annoying.
Wǒ我
men们
yào要
xū虚
xīn心
xué学
xí习
，
bù不
néng能
yè夜
láng郎
zì自
dà大
。
We must learn with humility and not be arrogantly conceited.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
yè夜
láng郎
zì自
dà大
de的
tài态
du度
zhǐ只
huì会
zǔ阻
ài碍
jìn进
bù步
。
Such ignorant arrogance will only hinder progress.
Lì历
shǐ史
zhèng证
míng明
，
yè夜
láng郎
zì自
dà大
de的
guó国
jiā家
zhōng终
jiāng将
luò落
hòu后
。
History proves that conceited nations will eventually fall behind.